India vs Sri Lanka 1st ODI at Colombo, 18 Jul, 2021

Toss: Sri Lanka, who chose to bat
Sri Lanka 262/9 (50)
India 263/3 (36.4)
India won by 7 wickets
Man of the Match: Prithvi Shaw
  • Suryakumar Yadav 31 * (20)
  • Shikhar Dhawan 87 * (96)

Over 0.6 Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls a pitched up delivery to Minod Bhanuka, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 2.1 Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls it short of length to Minod Bhanuka, 2 runs, goes on to the back foot and clips it through square leg and gets off the mark with a couple of runs.

Over 2.2 Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls a good length delivery to Minod Bhanuka, no run, gets forward and left alone watchfully through to the keeper.

Over 2.3 Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls a pitched up delivery to Minod Bhanuka,1 run, gets forward and works it through the square leg for a single.

Over 2.4 Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls a good length delivery to Avishka Fernando, no run, gets back in the crease and defends it to cover-point with the open face bat.

Over 3.2 Deepak Chahar bowls it short of length to Minod Bhanuka,1 run, shuffles across on the back foot and pulls it down to the fine leg.

Over 3.6 Deepak Chahar bowls a good length delivery to Minod Bhanuka, no run, gets behind the line on the back foot and defends it back to the bowler.

Over 5.1 Deepak Chahar bowls a good length delivery to Minod Bhanuka, no run, comes on to the front doot and shoulders arms to lets it go through to the keeper.

Over 5.2 Deepak Chahar bowls a back of length delivery to Minod Bhanuka, no run, gets forward and cover the off stump line on the back foot and once again shoulders arms to let it g through to the keeper.

Over 5.3 Deepak Chahar bowls a pitched up delivery to Minod Bhanuka, no run, gets forward and went for a drive through the line, the ball beats the outside edge of the bat.

Over 5.4 Deepak Chahar bowls a good length delivery to Minod Bhanuka, no run, gets back in the crease and pushes it on the off-side.

Over 5.5 Deepak Chahar bowls a good length delivery to Minod Bhanuka, no run, gets forward and watches it along with gong through to the keeper.

Over 5.6 Deepak Chahar bowls a good length delivery to Minod Bhanuka, no run, gets back in the crease and blocks it to cover watchfully.

Over 6.4 Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls a good length delivery to Minod Bhanuka, no run, gets forward and  nudged in front of mid-on

Over 6.5 Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls it short of length to Minod Bhanuka, no run, goes deep inside the crease and works it in front of short mid-wicket

Over 6.6 Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls a back of length delivery to Minod Bhanuka, no run,  rocks back and punches this towards mid-off

Over 8.3 Hardik Pandya bowls a pitched up delivery to Minod Bhanuka, no run, gets forward and once again watches it along with going through to the keeper.

Over 8.4 Hardik Pandya bowls a good length delivery to Minod Bhanuka, no run, goes on to the back foot and nudges it to mid-on.

Over 8.5 Hardik Pandya bowls a pitched up delivery to Minod Bhanuka, Boundary! Gets covers the line and heaves this over mid-wicket for four runs.

Over 8.6 Hardik Pandya bowls a good length delivery to Minod Bhanuka, Boundary! Comes on to the front foot and heaves it across the line over mid-on and the ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 8.7: Boundary!. Hardik Pandya to Minod Bhanuka,

Over 9.1 Yuzvendra Chahal tossed up delivery to Avishka Fernando, out Caught by Manish Pandey!!  A tossed up legbreak by the spinner and Avishka chips it straight to the fielder at cover as it comes off the splice of his willow.

Over 10.1: No runs. Hardik Pandya to Minod Bhanuka,

Over 10.2: Single. Hardik Pandya to Minod Bhanuka,

Over 10.4: No runs. Hardik Pandya to Minod Bhanuka,

Over 10.5: Single. Hardik Pandya to Minod Bhanuka,

Over 11.1: Single. Yuzvendra Chahal to Minod Bhanuka,

Over 11.6: Single. Yuzvendra Chahal to Minod Bhanuka,

Over 12.1 Kuldeep Yadav tossed up delivery to Minod Bhanuka, no run, gets forward and pushes it straight to the man at mid-on.

Over 12.2 Kuldeep Yadav tossed up delivery to Minod Bhanuka, no run, gets forward and driven well but straight to the man at cover.

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